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U.S. House · Indiana's 2nd District

North-central Indiana, including South Bend, Mishawaka, Elkhart, and Rochester (St. Joseph, Elkhart, Marshall, Fulton, and nearby counties)

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Rudy Yakym, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Rudy Yakym99,14851.3%
Jamee Decio89,17346.1%
William Henry4,9082.5%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Rudy Yakym ran unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary. Jamee Decio won the Democratic primary over Shaun Maeyens. William Henry advanced from the Libertarian Party convention.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Rudy YakymRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative, Indiana's 2nd District (since 2022)Full profile →Jamee DecioDFull profile →William HenryLIBFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Rudy Yakym
    Opposes[14]

    Cosponsored H.R. 722, the Life at Conception Act (119th Congress), which would extend legal personhood from the moment of fertilization.

  • Jamee Decio
    —
  • William Henry
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Rudy Yakym
    Opposes[6]

    Says he led the fight for the Second Amendment, opposing a gun ban on federal lands and legislation that would strip gun rights during a declared emergency.

  • Jamee Decio
    —
  • William Henry
    Opposes[8]

    Lists eliminating red flag laws among his national defense and veterans care priorities.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Rudy Yakym
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][18][19]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11).

  • Jamee Decio
    Opposes[8]

    Lists repealing and replacing ICE among her priorities and says undocumented workers contribute to the economy.

  • William Henry
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Rudy Yakym
    Recorded votes[16][17][18]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.

  • Jamee Decio
    Supports[8]

    Says she would sponsor a bill on day one to tax billionaires.

  • William Henry
    In their own words[9]
    “Reduce taxes and reform tax law”

    On his campaign site and in the WFYI candidate survey, listed under "Federal Financial Stability" priorities

Expand public health coverage

  • Rudy Yakym
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][21]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Jamee Decio
    Supports[8]

    Says she would reinstate Medicaid for people cut off and introduce healthcare for all Americans.

  • William Henry
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Rudy Yakym
    Recorded votes[16][17][18]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.

  • Jamee Decio
    —
  • William Henry
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Rudy Yakym
    —
  • Jamee Decio
    Supports[8]

    Says she would sponsor a bill on day one to raise the minimum wage to a living wage.

  • William Henry
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Rudy Yakym
    Recorded votes[24]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Jamee Decio
    Opposes[8]

    Says she would sponsor a bill on day one to eliminate tariffs.

  • William Henry
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Rudy Yakym
    Recorded votes[20]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Jamee Decio
    —
  • William Henry
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Rudy Yakym
    Recorded votes[22][23]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Jamee Decio
    —
  • William Henry
    —

Research notes & limits

Yakym's positions are drawn from his official House issues pages. No public campaign websites beyond the excerpts captured in Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey and campaign-website records were separately verified for Decio, Henry, and Beebe; website fields are left blank. Eric Beebe (independent) is not on the Nov. 3 ballot: he does not appear on the Indiana Secretary of State's Sept. 22, 2026 candidate list and Ballotpedia lists him as not making the ballot, so he is not shown. Decio's biography draws on her campaign site (decioforcongress.com/about), WNDU, and WVXU/WFYI; a campaign website for Henry was not separately verified, and website fields are left blank. Eric Beebe's biography was not expanded.

Sources · 34

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Rudy Yakym · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Issues · Office of Rep. Rudy Yakym · 2026-09-25 Official record
  4. 4.Jamee Decio · Jamee Decio campaign website (via Ballotpedia) · 2026-04-15 Candidate's own words
  5. 5.William Henry · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Defending Your Rights · Office of Rep. Rudy Yakym Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Rep. Rudy Yakym Defends Administration’s Tariff Threats · RV PRO (reprinting The Elkhart Truth) · 2025-02-20 News report
  8. 8.2026 Voter Guide: Indiana's 2nd Congressional District (candidate survey responses) · WFYI · 2026-09-21 Candidate's own words
  9. 9.Issues · William Henry campaign website Candidate's own words
  10. 10.Rudy Yakym · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  11. 11.About Congressman Rudy Yakym · Office of Rep. Rudy Yakym · 2026-10-21 Official record
  12. 12.Rudy Yakym · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  13. 13.Indiana U.S. House District 2 election results 2026 · NBC News · 2026-11-09 News report
  14. 14.H.R. 722, the Life at Conception Act (Life at Conception Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  17. 17.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  25. 25.Jamee Decio · Jamee Decio campaign website (via Ballotpedia) · 2026-04-15 Candidate's own words
  26. 26.About - Jamee Decio For Congress · Jamee Decio for Congress · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
  27. 27.Jamee Decio wins Democratic nomination for Indiana's 2nd Congressional District · WNDU · 2026-05-05 News report
  28. 28.Two Democrats are vying to challenge Republican Rudy Yakym to represent Michiana in Indiana's 2nd Congressional District · WVXU / WFYI · 2026-04-21 News report
  29. 29.United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  30. 30.U.S. House · Indiana's 2nd District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  31. 31.William Henry · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  32. 32.Rudy Yakym · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  33. 33.Congressional District 2 (voter guide) · Indiana Capital Chronicle News report
  34. 34.U.S. House · Indiana's 2nd District results 2026 · NBC News News report